Lamentations 5:9-11

Christian Standard Bible

⁹We secure our food at the risk of our lives
because of the sword in the wilderness.
¹⁰Our skin is as hot^[a] as an oven^(A)
from the ravages of hunger.
¹¹Women have been raped in Zion,
virgins in the cities of Judah.

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5:10 Or black; Hb obscure

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